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Payphone at the Athabasca Falls Hostel. | N. Veerman photo Can you hear me now? If you’re on the Icefields Parkway, the answer echoing off the chain of snow-capped mountains that skirt the road’s edge is an unequivocal, bellowing no.

Woodland caribou are listed as threatened under the Species at Risk Public Registry. | Parks Canada photo Seven species listed under the Species at Risk Act call Jasper National Park home. There is, of course, the much talked about Woodland caribou.

Pine beetle affect pine trees along Marmot Road. | P. Clarke photo The mountain pine beetle continues to attack pine trees at an exponential rate in Jasper National Park and has the potential to overrun the park’s forests within the next few years.

The federal budget included $65.9 million for a new biking and walking trail in Jasper National Park. Jasper National Park will receive $65.

Jasper Pride 2016. | P. Clarke photo Jasper was awash in rainbow colours as the town celebrated its seventh annual Jasper Pride Festival, March 17 to 20.

Jasper's environmental stewardship coordinator would like to see more Jasperites diverting organic waste from their regular garbage.

Recycled glass. | Submitted photo The mountain of glass that has been piling up at the Jasper Transfer Station for years finally shrunk last week.

The federal budget promised billions of dollars to stimulate the economy and put 100,000 people back to work. The government projects it will run a deficit of $29.4 billion this year. Creative Commons photo.

Supt. Alan Fehr, pictured here in this file photo, addressed a full room during Jasper National Park's annual park forum March 16.

Nathan Clark's Grade 9 language arts class got an opportunity to burn a car as part of a film the class is working on. P. Clarke photo.